Our cat Chickpea gets very chilly during the frigid winter months of Ottawa. We keep our house quite cool at night and weekdays when we are at work; I wanted to make a warm place for Chickpea. She loves dark corners so really wanted to have the bed covered. Time for a project! I looked around for covered pet beds but was shocked how pricy they are. Abe also wasn't/still isn't convinced this is a necessity so I decided to build one on the cheap. Chickpea now spends hours everyday in her heated bed box so thought I'd share the project! Level of difficulty : 1/5 (Super Easy!) Costs: Pet Bed Warmer - I bought mine off amazon for under $20 - link Old small blanket (free) Box from LCBO (free) Leftover wall paper (you could use wrapping paper as well) Time: 15 minutes Do I need to type instructions? Anyway, cover box with paper. Put blanket in box. Place bed warmer under blanket. Walk away, pretend you don't care if the cat tries it out or not. Do not exclaim "She loves it!" the first time the cat enters the bed. Keep your cool. Lessons Learned 1. Do not buy a fancy covered pet bed for $80 when you can build your own :) 2. Placing the bed box near a heater vent helps increase the cozy factor 3. Heated pads are worth it, keeps it nice and warm when the room is cool. 4. It took a while for Chickpea to 'discover' the bed. I tried to push her in to notice how awesome it was, but that backfired. Be patient and eventually they will go in when they feel like it. :) 5. I rushed the wallpaper covering, not my most exact work and it looks a bit messy. I probably should have take the extra two minutes to do a nicer job. Oh well. I may paint it to match the walls.
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Author: Leah BartlettLover of projects, big and small! I try to not be intimidated by lack of experience/skill/know-how. Archives
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